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in burkina faso
r young women volunteered
ith the children and their
ons with the religious head
ropose the construction of a
ecial needs.
consisted of a central
olumes located in the
he new building, designed
akes a substantially centred
aining, parallel to the façade
age, and along an axis
ference that represents
g area between the two
square to the centre, a site
round in the shade of the
The program was defined based on the demands of the
Principal Sister and with the estimated donations Faus aimed
to achieve. It consists of a field access, a treatment, a block of
services and an accommodation wing.
The design and construction of the building attempts to
alleviate the constraints of the local climate, such as long
periods of high average temperatures with low relative
humidity and rain accompanied by strong easterly winds
in summer. To the east of the main façade is a thick stone
wall, which acts as a protective screen for the storms and
the uppermost of the twin roofs exceeds the height of the
building by some 2.5m, creating, at the same time, a shady
perimeter and lowering the outside temperature. Different
lines of evergreen trees are planted perpendicular to the
direction of the prevailing breezes (east to west), which, in
addition to humidifying the air, provide protection from the
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